Henry VII: The Consolidation of Power- Aims and Establishing Tudor Dynasty
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- The Consolidation of Power
- From 1485
- Henry's main purpose was to ensure he kept his power and throne.
- He consolidated power by a number of political actions combined with military success
- Henry's main purpose was to ensure he kept his power and throne.
- Consolidation of Power
- Dated his reign from 21 Aug 1485 - day before the Battle of Bosworth
- Ensuring Yorkists would be designated traitors
- Rewarded supporters - 11 Knighthoods
- Arranged his corronation for 30 Oct - before his first parliament meeting 7 Nov
- Demonstrating his right to the throne was based on hereditary rights not just parliament sanctioned
- Acts of Attainder against Yorkists who fought at Bosworth
- This ensured their property was forfeit to the Crown, increasing royal income
- Henry was granted custom revenues of tonnage and poundage for life
- Marriage to Elizabeth of York
- Joins together the houses of York and Lancaster
- Dated his reign from 21 Aug 1485 - day before the Battle of Bosworth
- Viscount Lovell & The Staffords 23 Apr - 14 May 1486
- Lovell & Stafford brothers - Richard III supporters
- Attempted to gather supporters against Henry VII
- Henry discovered the plan through spies and the rebels were ordered to be detained
- Lovell escaped, but teh Staffords caught - the eldest executed and youngest pardoned
- Henry discovered the plan through spies and the rebels were ordered to be detained
- Attempted to gather supporters against Henry VII
- Occured in the North Riding and Midlands with little support within England
- Lovell & Stafford brothers - Richard III supporters
- The Cornish Rebellion 1495
- Caused by oppressive taxation on the Cornish for Scottish Wars
- Cornwall had a lack of recourse due to its geography
- With the use of Lord Daubeney commanding soldiers in Scottland, Henry was able to gain control over the rebellion
- Had 2 leaders - Thomas Flanak (lawyer) and Michael Joseph (blacksmith), who when catured were the ones executed not the entire army
- Had no foreign aid and no direct support
- Caused by oppressive taxation on the Cornish for Scottish Wars
- Lambert Simnel & Earl of Lincoln 1487 & Battle of Stoke Field
- John de la Pole (Earl) organised it, with Simnel impersonating Earl of Warwick (imprisoned by Henry) and the rebellion was crushed in 1487
- Margaraet of Burgundy, Netherlands, was persuaded to pay for mercenaries to invade England
- Evident foreign support and aid but little/no English support for Simnel
- Henry VII showed goo leadership at battle, raising numerous troops. Contrary to Simnel who failed to gain support and couldn't lead
- The Battle of Stoke Field 1487 was significant as it brought a final end to the War of the Roses
- The Yorkshire Rebellion 1489
- Triggered by the resentment of the taxation passed by parliament
- This was due to need for funding
- The rebellion became known for the murder of the Earl of Northumberland (a nonble man suporting tax rise)
- Rober chamber was tried and hung, Hnery showed strong leadership in the rebellion
- The rebellion recieved no foreign support and some shhort term local support but no key figures involved
- Triggered by the resentment of the taxation passed by parliament
- Perkin Warbeck
- Claimed to be Richard Duke of York - trained as a potential Yorkist in the court of Margaret Burgundy
- An attempt to land in England failed due to Henry's tight control and spies - so was able to infiltrate the scheme
- Failed and was eventually exectued
- In a second attempt he fled to Scotland
- Recieved foreign support and some within Enlgand
- From 1485
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